June 17, 2007

  • antique show by the lake

            BAS-glass bowls, close

       Surprisingly enough, I had gotten well enough by Saturday to go with my sister to antique show in a park by Lake Erie. It was years since I'd gone to this one & my sister had never been, so we set out on a perfect summer day; hot but not muggy, with a cool breeze.There was plenty of tables, but not as many customers as expected, so it was easy to get close to everything.

      BAS-knight bookend                                                                                

       Since I'm on a small budget, I couldn't buy much of what caught my eye, so I took photos. Colored glass is always what I like best at antique shows, but I also found some medival themed objects yesterday, most notably these bookends with a knight in shining armour. The seller would only take $5 off, so they remained out of reach. I even found a light that matched. One of my favorite things is a series of ceramic rabbits dressed in various outfits from Merry Olde England. BAS-rabbit in court They are about 4 inches high & ridiculously expensive. But I always love to check out the characters & outfits and yesterday saw some I hadn't before, such as one wearing lederhosen & another in a shamrock waistcoat.This legal rabbit is one of my favorites.

     

       There was some weird stuff on display: large sculptures of eagles & panthers, barstools made of tin with Bicentenial designs, ceramic bowls with unexplained openings, a set of cannisters shaped like mushrooms.

    BAS-mushroom cannisters

      

     My sister likes watches & clocks, which is ironic for someone who is always late. Plus she is constantly aquiring old purses that she never seems to use. Yesterday she added one of each to her "collections". She had her eye on some table lamps with Baroque shepherdesses, but managed to resist. I spent less than $20 for a couple bags of marbles, a field guide to African birds & a few Beanie Baby stuffed animals(squirrel, frog, rhino). But it was a pleasant day meandering among old & fascinating objects, wondering about their history & the people who owned them before.

Comments (7)

  • Glad to here that yoy and your sister had a good time at the Anitque

    show yesterday.  I love Antique stuff myself.

    The dish's looks so pretty. 

    Gad that your feeling better then you have been.

    Take care and have a good week

                                            Mickie

  • That's a cute little rabbit but that dish on the lower right might be colored with uranium ore. Can't say for sure without a geiger counter though.  :)

  • HI,

       Thank you for commenting on my daughter.

    Yes her eyes are so big and dark and alot of people still comments on her eyes.

    I'll hav't to find a baby picture of her and put on here everybody loves hers eyes.

    Her eyes always get's people attenion frm the day she was born till now.

    I have never seen anyone with eyes like her's before.

    Hope you have a wounderful week.

                        Mickie

  • Darling rabbit. Wonder is that a Beatrix Potter critter? 

    I love the glass, obviously if I collect insulators I love colored glass.

    Do you like beanie stuff animals? I have the cutest Octopus in a plastic case no less. Found them at church when inventory and photo's were done for an ebay auction that didn't work out.

  • How's Rufus?

  • Glad to know that you are feeling much better and that you have had a nice day at the antique show with your sister.   I love the set of mushrooms shaped cannisters very much, might even buy them if I were there -- maybe not since I have no more space to put them in the kitchen!     How is Rufus?

  • Glad to see you up and about!  Looks like you had a fine time with your sister.  Hope Rufus is doing good!

    ~ Dixie

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